Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 75 |
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Rank | Lieutenant U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Seattle Washington |
Date of Death | September 18 1965 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Barber was a member of Attack Squadron 75, Carrier Air Wing 7, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62). On September 18, 1965, he was a crew member of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) over North Vietnam when the aircraft crashed killing him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.